East King Duke Perishes

East King Duke burst into laughter. "Yun Ting, don't tell me you think I'm that Zhunti fellow? No matter how strong your Origin is, you're only a Late Grand Unity Golden Immortal. How could you possibly be a match for me?"

On Mount Sumeru, Zhunti, who had been observing the battle with his Divine Sense, angrily smashed a cup. "Senior Brother, is it never going to end? Yun Ting beat me up and stole my Green Lotus Treasure Banner, and now even that bastard East King Duke dares to mock me. Once I become a Saint, I'll definitely scheme him to death."

Jieyin wore a mournful expression. "Junior Brother, you may be overthinking things. Don't forget, the Dao Ancestor has now merged with the Dao and will not appear unless it is a major matter. Do you think East King Duke's death counts as a major matter?"

Zhunti chuckled. "East King Duke alone being killed wouldn't affect the overall situation... Senior Brother, are you saying that bastard East King Duke does not have long to live?"

Jieyin nodded. "Junior Brother, tell me, would it be difficult for the Three Pure Ones, two Golden Crows, and Yun Ting to kill East King Duke together? As clever as you are, you surely don't think Yun Ting went all the way to the East Sea just to capture two Grand Unity Golden Immortal bulls as mounts, do you? If that were all he wanted, there were plenty of Grand Unity Golden Immortal rare birds and exotic beasts in Tong Tian's Shangqing Palace and his own Demon Court. Couldn't he just catch one there to ride? Why make such a long trip to the East Sea? He was clearly looking for an opportunity to deal with East King Duke."

Zhunti thought to himself, Heh, that really does make sense. Senior Brother usually looks so dull-witted, yet he's actually this clever.

Back at the East Sea, Yun Ting and East King Duke had already begun fighting in earnest. The waves surged violently as Yun Ting stood atop a white lotus, radiating light that purified his surroundings. He wore the Taiji Diagram and held the Hun Yuan Sword, its sword aura sharp and fierce. Yun Ting charged at East King Duke like lightning, his sword aura transforming into a massive dragon that lunged straight at his opponent.

East King Duke's expression grew solemn. Golden light burst from his staff, forming a golden divine dragon to meet the attack. The two collided with an earth-shaking boom. Their power swept across the East Sea, raising towering waves as the clouds churned overhead.

Borrowing the white lotus's power, Yun Ting pressed the Golden Bridge of the Sea of Suffering down upon East King Duke. East King Duke drew runes in the air, forming a curtain of light as projections of Divine Beasts resisted the crushing force.

Yun Ting unleashed a full-force strike, his sword light arching like a rainbow as it pierced toward East King Duke's light curtain. A golden dragon suddenly appeared before East King Duke and merged with him. In an instant, East King Duke's aura surged wildly. "Yun Ting, you truly are formidable. I have drawn upon the Immortal Court's golden dragon of fortune and merged it with myself. My power has already surpassed the pinnacle of the Quasi-Saint realm. You are doomed to lose."

Yun Ting nodded. "Impressive indeed. If it were a one-on-one fight, I really couldn't beat you." Then he shouted at the top of his lungs, "East King Duke is bullying a child! Dad, First Uncle, Second Uncle, Eastern Emperor, Heavenly Emperor, come help me~~~~~"

That shout was no small matter. Five Space Rifts instantly appeared, and Yuanshi, Laozi, Tong Tian, Taiyi, and Di Jun all arrived, glaring at East King Duke with unfriendly expressions. Tong Tian sneered. "East King Duke, my son was merely passing through. Why did you suddenly cause trouble for him?"

East King Duke's eyes rolled rapidly as he thought, Hmm, I was personally appointed Head of Male Immortals by the Dao Ancestor. As long as I come up with a plausible reason, they probably won't dare kill me... With that thought, he pointed at Kui Niu. "That was a perfectly good thunder beast, yet Yun Ting tried to kill it for meat after failing to tame it as a mount. If everyone behaved this way, how would the Divine Beasts of the Primordial Wilderness survive in the future?"

Following East King Duke's finger, Yuanshi looked over and nodded. "Mm, worthy of the Orthodox Lineage of the Three Pure Ones. You share my tastes. Mm, Kui Niu meat really is quite delicious..." Then he turned to East King Duke. "Just because you live on an island doesn't mean you can meddle so broadly. Did you raise this Kui Niu? You even want to interfere when my nephew eats some meat?" As he spoke, he held the Pangu Banner with an unfriendly expression, ready to attack.

Seeing this, Laozi stopped Yuanshi. "Ting'er did not suffer much of a loss. East King Duke is now linked to the Immortal Court's fortune. Attacking him would affect that fortune." As he spoke, he took out the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda and handed it to Yun Ting. "Second Brother, lend the Pangu Banner to Fellow Daoist Di Jun. He is the lord of the Demon Court, so it would be perfectly justified for him to act against this fellow."

Di Jun hurriedly agreed. "Little Friend Yun Ting is the Western Emperor of my Demon Court. East King Duke attacking him means attacking my Demon Court. Naturally, we should handle this." Taking the Pangu Banner Yuanshi had lent him, he thought, Among the Demon Court's three emperors, Yun Ting has the Hun Yuan Sword, Taiyi has the Chaos Bell, and I alone have no Innate Supreme Treasure. And with the Three Pure Ones here, it seems I'm still the only one among the six without an Innate Supreme Treasure. That won't do. The next time a supreme treasure appears, I must seize one.

And so, Di Jun swung the Pangu Banner while Yun Ting repeatedly slashed with the Hun Yuan Sword. Taiyi directly used the Chaos Bell to seal off the surrounding space, preventing them from accidentally tearing apart space and killing nearby fish, shrimp, and the like, thereby incurring too much karma.

Before long, East King Duke was on the verge of perishing beneath the combined assault of the Demon Court's three emperors. Yet Queen Mother of the West, grieving over the fate of one like herself, arrived at that moment and said to Yun Ting and the others, "East King Duke was, after all, personally appointed Head of Male Immortals by the Dao Ancestor. Isn't it inappropriate for you to simply kill him like this?"

Yun Ting's expression darkened. "Do you want to help him?" Then he said to the system, "Check Queen Mother of the West's attributes for me."

[Name: Queen Mother of the West]

[Cultivation: Late Quasi-Saint]

[Attributes: Immortal Lord of Jade Pond (Red), Controller of Peaches of Immortality (Red), Venerable of Female Immortals (Red), Realm of Immortals Adjudicator (Gold), Yin-Yang Immortal Method (Gold). With peaches of immortality aiding her, her current cultivation is indeed quite formidable. The host's cultivation is presently inferior, so her attributes cannot yet be extracted or rewritten.]

The system provided her attributes and evaluation.

Yun Ting nodded inwardly. Queen Mother of the West is already a Late Quasi-Saint... Well, that doesn't matter. We have five Late Quasi-Saints on our side. Six against two—the advantage is mine. Having made his decision, Yun Ting said, "Queen Mother of the West, we are neighbors. I do not wish to offend you, so I hope you will not bring trouble upon yourself."

Queen Mother of the West chuckled. "Three peaches from the Mother Tree of the Peach Garden in exchange for sparing East King Duke once. How about it?"

Taiyi chuckled. "So what if it's the Mother Peach Tree? It's not as if we've never eaten peaches before. There are six of us here, and you bring out three peaches? With our status, two people sharing one peach? We might as well not eat them."